For the past many years in Canada, spring has been coming earlier than its historical average as the climate seems to be changing. This year, in an even more unusual change, winter and cool weather hung on much longer than… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Hundreds gather to protest health care cuts in province of New Brunswick
Hundreds of unionized health care workers upset about more cuts to the health care system in the Atlantic coast province of New Brunswick protested outside the provincial legislature in Fredericton on Wednesday (June 5). Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees… »
Mask ban would violate rights, says group
If passed, a law making it a crime to wear a mask at a violent protest would violate Canada’s Charter of Rights, argues the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. The western Canadian group made its case before a senate committee… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Future dim for many Canadian heritage lighthouses
Iconic and historic lighthouses on Canada’s coasts and major lakes are under increasingly uncertain futures. Three years ago, the federal government, listed 970 of its lighthouses as being surplus. They say mariners now use satellites to navigate and lighthouses are… »
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Fake farm masks underground marijuana grow-op
Five shipping containers modified to cultivate pot plants have been discovered underground by police on Saturday in the western province of British Columbia. Growing pot plants is illegal in Canada and there appears to be no limit to the lengths… »
More Canadian women binge drinking
Nearly 30 per cent more women in Canada are engaging in risky drinking than were a decade ago, according to the government agency Statistics Canada. Risky drinking is defined at having five or more drinks at one sitting, once or… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
New Indigenous financial management software, bridge between two cultures
David Acco is very enthusiastic about helping Canada’s indigenous communities deal with managing finances in a way that recognizes the complexities of varied accounting needs of the community and government services. It’s called the Native Economic Management System. It was… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
“Bio-Blitz”: The Royal Saskatchewan Museum seeks better data on bio-diversity in the province
It is a formidable and daunting task. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is coordinating what is being called the largest bio-blitz ever conducted in the prairie province. Ray Poulin, the Chief Curator at Royal Saskatchewan Museum and a specialist in vertebrate zoology,… »
New Canadian passport valid for longer, but has fewer pages
Canada’s new passports will be valid for up to 10 years, and include an electronic chip, but they will have fewer pages, which means for frequent fliers, the passport will have to be replaced more often. The new so-called e-Passport… »
Biennial convention of nurses federation focuses on ‘Taking the Lead’
Canada’s largest nurses organisation, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), is holding its biennial convention in Toronto from June 3-7. Under the theme “Taking the Lead” more than 800 nurses will discuss the future of nursing, sustaining Canada’s public health care… »
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